The Eastern Québec Section will be hosting a one-day symposium to honor the 35 years of research and teaching excellence of Professor (and long-time CGS member) Jean-Marie Konrad. Mostly held in French language, the Jean-Marie Konrad Symposium will be take place in Québec City on Thursday, May 18, 2017. Practitioners and researchers trained under the guidance of Dr. Konrad will address topics such as frost action and heat transfer in soils, pavement engineering in cold regions, and embankment dam engineering. For more information, please contact Luc Boisvert at Luc.Boisvert@gci.ulaval.ca.